S. Neal Currie Jr. a longtime educator in the Capital District with over 33 years of experience working with youth in the Capital District as a teacher, principal and developer and coordinator of educational, social, cultural and recreational programs. He is the founding principal and former executive director of the Albany Community Charter School (ACCS), founded in 2006. In 2012 ACCS was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the US Department of Education. He has extensive experience developing both teachers and school leaders to produce excellent outcomes for Black and low-income students.